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Pipers Creek is a urban stream that is located in the Broadview and Blue Ridge neighborhoods of
The entire length of the creek is within the boundaries of Carkeek Park, and its 
Its tributaries are Venema Creek and Mohlendorph Creek. The creek was renamed "Piper's" by
Pipers Creek is a urban stream that is located in the Broadview and Blue Ridge neighborhoods of Seattle
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, Washington, in the United States.
Course and features
The entire length of the creek is within the boundaries of Carkeek Park, and its mouth
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is at Puget Sound
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.
Its tributaries are Venema Creek and Mohlendorph Creek. The creek was renamed "Piper's" by white
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settler A. W. Piper, but now apostrophe is often left out. The Duwamish tribe call the creek "Dropped Down" ( Lushootseed: qWátub).
Daylighted Mohlendorph Creek is mostly within the boundaries of Carkeek Park. It receives Venema Creek and empties into Pipers Creek near the mouth on Puget Sound.
Most of daylighted Venema Creek is within Carkeek Park. It empties into Mohlendorph Creek, just west of the Carkeek Park Environmental Education Center. Today some salmon come to the stream to spawn.
See also
* Boeing Creek *Daylighting (streams)
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* List of rivers of Washington (state)
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By drainage basin
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* Water resources
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References
Bibliography
* *Further reading
* Seattle Parks and Recreation , GIF. Broadview, Seattle Landforms of Seattle Rivers of King County, Washington Rivers of Washington (state) Subterranean rivers of the United States {{Washington-river-stub